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William Dozier‌

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William Dozier

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

William Dozier

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1908-02-13

Popularity

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Biography

William Dozier was an American TV and movie producer who made it to the top of the TV heap briefly in the mid-1960s with his show "Batman (1966)". Born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska, Dozier was also known for his wives. After divorcing his first wife, he was married to Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine from 1946 to 1951 and to movie star Ann Rutherford from 1953 to his death on April 23, 1991. In 1948, he and Fontaine launched Rampart Productions, which produced "Max Ophüls' Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)" starring his wife, and "You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)", which starred Fontaine and James Stewart. He served as executive producer on both pictures. Turning to TV as the new decade of the Fifties dawned, Dozier produced the series "Danger (1950)", which ran for five years from 1950-55. In the Fifties and Sixties, he continued his career as a TV producer, bringing to the tube the short-lived TV series "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (1953)" and "The Loner (1965)". In 1966, he achieved the height of TV success with "Batman" which ran for three seasons and was a cultural sensation. The TV show spun off a "Batman: The Movie (1966)" feature film. That same year, he also launched , a modest success, and "The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)", a notorious flop that shot five episodes and was canceled after four. Dozier retired as a producer after the 1969 movie "The Big Bounce (1969)" flopped, though he enjoyed a modest second career as an actor in the Seventies and early Eighties.

Movie Credits

American Gigolo

American Gigolo‌
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calendar 1980

Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium‌
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calendar 1978

Mission to Glory: A True Story

Mission to Glory: A True Story‌
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calendar 1977

Be Water

Be Water‌
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calendar 2020

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1‌
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calendar 1999

Not Just Another Affair

Not Just Another Affair‌
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calendar 1982

Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO

Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO‌
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calendar 1967

Crisis in Mid-Air

Crisis in Mid-Air‌
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calendar 1979

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case‌
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calendar 1975

Batgirl

Batgirl‌
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calendar 1967

Batman

Batman‌
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calendar 1966

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Joker: Put on a Happy Face‌
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calendar 2020

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes‌
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calendar 1977

Tv Credits

Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough‌
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calendar 1977

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet‌
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calendar 1966

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones‌
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calendar 1980

Batman

Batman‌
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calendar 1966

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood‌
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calendar 1987